My First Board Book: Colours

The iconic Kiwi song Ma is White is given the Donovan Bixley treatment and made into a first board book. The book also includes additional colours not covered in the song, so readers can can expand their Måaori vocabulary.

About the author

Donovan Bixley ONZM has sold hundreds of thousands of copies of his books in 31 countries and 18 languages, including te reo M¿ori. He has won awards for both his illustrating and writing and won the Children's Choice award in 2013. In 2021, he became an Officer of the Order of New Zealand. With over 100 books published, his unique style of illustration brings delight and joy to readers both young and old. He lives on the crater's edge of the greatest volcanic eruption in human history (also known as Lake Taupo, in New Zealand).

Music fills his spare time, alongside his wife and three daughters.

www.donovanbixley.com

Summary

'Ma is white, whero is red.' Learning colours is fun and interactive with this classic Kiwi tune with Maori vocabulary.

Foreword

'Ma is white, whero is red.'
Learning colours is fun and interactive with this classic Kiwi tune with Maori vocabulary.

Additional text

The latest two board books are my favourites in the collection so far. Taking known songs and adding NZ-style illustrations was pretty cool (there's no doubt he's incredibly talented), but these latest books are something I really value having on our shelves.

Product details

• Authors: Donovan Bixley
• Publisher: Little, Brown and Company
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 2 to 4
• Product format: Board book
• Released: 24.06.2021
• EAN: 9781869713447
• ISBN: 978-1-86971-344-7
• No. of pages: 24
• Dimensions: 188 mm x 146 mm x 12 mm
• Weight: 291 g
• Illustrations: 24
• Series: My First Board Book
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books > Non-fiction books / Non-fiction picture books; Maori, For children c 0-2 years, Interest age: from c 3 years, For children c 0–36 months, Picture books, Pre-school and kindergarten